Ukraine

CLDP in collaboration with the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine and the Ministry of Agriculture, supported the travel of the Government of Ukraine (GOU) delegation to the Agriculture Committee Meeting to take place on June 7-8, 2016 at WTO Secretariat, Geneva. The GOU delegation consisted of one Ministry of Economic Development and Trade and one Ministry of Agriculture of Ukraine officials. They attended the AG Committee meeting and participate in bilateral negotiations with the U.S. and other delegations.

On May 25-26, 2016, CLDP, in cooperation with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine and the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine, conducted a workshop entitled “Interagency Border Cooperation”. The workshop provided the opportunity for Ukrainian government agencies to come together to discuss legislative and institutional steps necessary to adopt a framework of interagency coordination to better interdict substandard and illicit goods in Ukraine, as well as the efficiency of other relevant legal remedies.

On May 23-24, 2016, CLDP, in coordination with the High Council of Justice of Ukraine (HCJ), High Commercial Court of Ukraine, and the High Administrative Court of Ukraine, conducted a workshop entitled “The Role of the High Council of Justice and Specialized Courts in the Reform of the Judicial System of Ukraine.” The workshop allowed the first opportunity for the Ukrainian Judiciary to come together with its different organs, including the HCJ, Commercial Courts, Administrative Courts, the National School of Judges, the Council of Judges, the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, et al., to discuss the issues surrounding the fair, effective, and efficient functioning of the judiciary.

CLDP in collaboration with the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine and the Ministry of Agriculture, supported the travel of the Government of Ukraine delegation to the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Committee Meeting in Geneva.

CLDP in collaboration with the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine and the Ministry of Agriculture, supported the travel of two Government of Ukraine (GOU) officials to the Agriculture WTO Committee Meeting in Geneva

CLDP, in cooperation with the Department of Commerce International Trade Administration Enforcement and Compliance Division (ITA) and the United States International Trade Commission (USITC), held a week long U.S. Based Consultations on WTO Trade Remedies-AD/CVD and Safeguards, for six Ukrainian officials from the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine (MEDT).

CLDP in collaboration with the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine and the US Embassy Kyiv, supported the travel of the Government of Ukraine (GOU) delegation to the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) Committee Meeting that took place on February 15 and 16, 2016 at WTO Secretariat, Geneva. The GOU delegation consisted of two Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine officials. They attended the GPA Committee meeting and participated in bilateral negotiations with the U.S. and other delegations.